Brain drain is the process in which a state, such as New Mexico, loses its most educated and talentedworkforce to other states through migration for the lack of apparent opportunities. For New Mexico, thisis a problem because the most highly skilled and competent individuals, such as STEM professionals, leaveand contribute their expertise to other state economies. Brain drain is particularly distressing when theskilled workforce truly wants to stay in New Mexico, but cannot due to the perceived lack of opportunitiesfor the highly skilled STEM workforce.Currently, this is the case in New Mexico, which is seeing the economic effects and negative repercussionsof brain drain, which include:- Loss of tax revenue- Loss of future entrepreneurs- A shortage of important, highly skilled workers- Lack of confidence in the economy- Loss of innovative ideas